Wellbeing Special Interest Group

The aim of the Wellbeing Special Interest Group (SIG) is to promote the personal and psychological wellbeing and to heighten awareness of wellbeing issues in anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists. The group is an informative, educative and referral group; it has no therapeutic role.

The Wellbeing SIG runs sessions at various annual meetings including the Combined SIG meeting, ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting and Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress. This provides an opportunity to share new research and data on Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists, discuss important and topical issues and to network with peers. In addition, members of the executive will often present at other wellbeing-related events and liaison with other professional bodies.

 

WELLBEING SIG RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

Please visit the Wellbeing SIG LibGuide to access the resource documents. In the Wellbeing SIG LibGuide you can also access a wide range of wellbeing resources, including COVID-19 wellbeing resources, the Peer Group Guide, ASA articles, journal articles, apps, publications, and podcasts.

The resource documents, developed by the Wellbeing SIG, provide brief comment, give references, and identify strategies for use in dealing with the more common professional and personal stresses. If you are a member of the SIG but not a FANZCA please contact the Senior Events Officer for access to these documents.

DOCTORS HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Find out what ANZCA is doing to support your health and wellbeing, and the services and resources available to you and your family.

 

COVID19 - LOOKING AFTER YOUR WELLBEING

During our response to COVID19, many of us will be feeling anxious, uncertain or overwhelmed. Remember we are all in this together. The Wellbeing Special Interest Group has some tips to help you carry on and to look after yourself. Please see attached document.
 

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS ARTICLES

The articles below are "produced by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and reproduced with permission" 

 

• Caring for you - click here
• Returning to work after illness - click here
• Returning to work after maternity leave - click here
• The isolated anaesthetist - click here
• The role of the welfare officer - click here
• Trainee welfare - click here
• Transition to retirement - click here
• Wellness: A professional obligation - click here

 

Please visit the Wellbeing SIG LibGuide to access more articles.  

Australian Society of Anaesthetist’s Podcast

 

 

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Podcast: Leading organisational change in clinician wellbeing with Dr Joanna Sinclair

FUTURE ACTIVITIES

2022 Combined Wellbeing, Communication, Education and Leadership & Management SIG Meeting

To register and for further information on this meeting, please visit the meeting webpage.

ARTICLE OF THE MONTH

Recommendations for future articles of the month are welcome.  Please contact  ANZCA events team.

MEMBERSHIP

If you would like to join the Wellbeing SIG, please contact the ANZCA events team.

EXECUTIVE

The executive of the Wellbeing SIG meets regularly, usually via teleconference to discuss matters related to the group's area of interest.

Position	Name	Region
Co-Chair	Dr Joanna Sinclair	NZ
Co-Chair	Dr Kushlani Stevenson	Vic
Member	Dr Anna Hallett	Qld
Member	Dr Sophia Bermingham	SA
Member	Dr Maryann Turner	NSW
Member	Dr Heman Tse	ACT
Member	Dr Tabara Dione	Vic
Member	Dr Tom Fernandez	NZ
Member	Dr Sue Nicoll	NZ
Member	Dr Divya Sharma	WA
Member	Dr Jack Madden	Tas
Co-opted member	Dr Greg Downey	NSW
ASA representative	Dr Suzi Nou	Vic
NZSA representative	Vacant	NZ
RANZCP representative	Dr Shirley Prager	Vic
Trainee representative	Dr Siobhan Lane	Qld

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Articles in ANZCA Bulletin, ASA newsletters and other publications.
• Doctors’ health advisory services numbers in ANZCA Bulletin and ASA newsletter.
• Liaison with ANZCA, ASA, NZSA, doctors health advisory services, regional medical boards.